The Year of the Tiger is about to roar in – have you planned your festive gatherings yet? With safety SOPs in mind and diligence in practising them, this year, dining out is allowed but do choose a venue that responsibly enforces the necessary health safety measures. Pullman KLCC is one of those establishments which takes guests’ safety very seriously – we know as we have dined there a few times when dining-out was permitted. Recently, we checked out the festive offerings for the coming … [Read more...]
DOUBLE HUAT at PUTRAJAYA MARRIOTT HOTEL this Chinese New Year!
With less restrictive processes now for the celebration of Chinese New Year, families and friends can get together but still practising strict SOPs, the coming festive period is indeed something to look forward to. Summer Palace Chinese Restaurant at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel is a good choice due to its spacious elegant setup. With Executive Chinese Chef James Chai Chuan Suing helming the kitchen, diners are in for a treat, especially delectable Hakka and Teochew dishes. … [Read more...]
Special Dining Event @ Oriental Group of Restaurants: From MACAU TO KL!
Every year, the Oriental Group of Restaurants holds an international guest chefs event as a collaboration of culinary expertise across borders. By combining the skills and talents of these chefs, diners get to enjoy a wealth of refreshing flavours during the special dinners hosted in the Oriental restaurants. This year’s Grand Chefs event features award-winning Masterchefs Yap Poh Weng and Chung Kuy Fai from Macau. These special dinners, curated by both the chefs will take place … [Read more...]
CHEF’S RECOMMENDATION for March 2020 @ ZUAN YUAN, One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya
March is another delicious month at Zuan Yuan, the Chinese restaurant in One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya. The culinary team here has curated some special items for this month, using premium ingredients resulting in dishes that please even the most demanding palates. If you love lamb, then you must have Chef Tommy Choong’s Braised Lamb Brisket. Using only premium local lamb and braising it with water chestnuts, mushrooms, fried beancurd with a selection of herbs, the bubbling tender lamb … [Read more...]
GENJI @ Hilton Petaling Jaya: WINTER SPECIALS & SIGNATURE DISHES
In the midst of all the Chinese New Year feasting, if you get tired of the usual Chinese festive fares, head on to Genji at Hilton Petaling Jaya for some very tempting Japanese dishes. It gets even more tantalising now with their new winter menu and chef’s creations with seasonal ingredients coming all the way from Japan. Top on the list of Genji’s Winter Specials and Signature Dishes menu is the air-flown Wagyu beef. With its rich tender buttery melt-in-mouth texture, thanks to the heavy … [Read more...]
PROSPERITY YEE SANG & FESTIVE DINING @ De.Wan 1958 by Chef Wan
As a multicultural country, we celebrate all kinds of cultural and traditional festivities in Malaysia. That should be the way. I mean, like what’s wrong with wishing people “Merry Christmas” and putting up red decorations in public places to usher in a new year? And most of us have been practising this, especially when it comes to food! Like how we love our ketupat & rendang, murukku, roast turkey and yee sang! Yes, yee sang is now served and enjoyed in Indian and Malay restaurants! Let's … [Read more...]
LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVE DINING at RUYI, Bangsar Shopping Centre
It’s a well-known fact and we always have this issue whenever we dine at Ruyi: Executive Chef James Ho and team create dishes which are not only so good to eat, they are incredibly pretty to look at as well. In fact, some are just so pretty that we don’t have the heart to dig in! I mean, it’s like so sayang to eat up all that prettiness! With the lunar new year festivities coming up very soon, we checked out some of the special dishes at Ruyi recently. First on the table was of course the Yee … [Read more...]
New Menu at FIVE SEN5ES by Chef Ron Lean
Recently The Westin Kuala Lumpur welcomed a new chef to their stable - Chef Ron Lean Wen Seng as the Chef De Cuisine in Five Sen5es, their Chinese specialty restaurant. I was thrilled to be invited to a tasting of Chef Ron’s maiden food presentation to the media. The youthful-looking amiable chef, a Perak native, brings with him more than 17 years of culinary experience, having started in the kitchen at the tender age of 15. Chef Ron started in small local restaurants, developing his skills … [Read more...]
Best of Hong Kong & Organic Village Chicken Promotion at ZUAN YUAN, One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya
This month, October, is a nice time to dine in Zuan Yuan at One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya. With two food promotions going on at the same time, diners will be spoiled for choices! Let’s see… first up: if you are a fan of chicken, don’t miss out on the special dishes using organic village chicken prepared by their Executive Chinese Chef Tommy Choong Chan Hoo. Using his personal and family recipes, Chef Tommy’s repertoire of 5 special poultry dishes are bound to please. Using only premium … [Read more...]
ITALIAN AFTERNOON TEA @ PREGO, The Westin Kuala Lumpur
There’s always something delicious going on at Prego, the Italian restaurant of The Westin Kuala Lumpur. This is partly due to the fact that its large open kitchen is right there at the centre and everything the chefs do can be observed by the diners. Another reason is because Chef Marco De Cecco is so passionate about his cooking and the passion rubs off onto the crew. Chef Marco is always bustling around the kitchen with efforts geared towards bringing back Italy to Bukit Bintang curating new … [Read more...]
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